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15,517 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Most of the day's attention went to people displaced in Beirut, a disaster in Colombo and people injured in Azerbaijan. Lebanon's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iran and Lebanon →
Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 51 in 100 of its 142 stories, usually 22
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Displacement

Lebanon

159 of its 209 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Beirut accounted for 128 of Lebanon's 159 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

82 of its 249 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

125 of its 298 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kyiv accounted for 79 of Ukraine's 125 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

United Arab Emirates

87 of its 320 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Dubai accounted for 77 of the United Arab Emirates' 87 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Typhoon was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bahrain

17 of its 81 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

78 of its 247 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Helicopter crash was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

51 of its 165 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Kenya (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (171 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Australia (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); typhoon in Iran (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 Mar. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 15,517 stories about harm among 83,715 counted on 6 Mar.

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Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iran and Lebanon. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 83,715 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Lebanon. In Kenya's news, mentions of helicopter crash ran about 4 times their usual. Lebanon stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon76 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 51 · mostly displacement Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka51 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine49 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Syria48 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 720 Washington US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 640 Chicago US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 New Delhi India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Minab Iran26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 1,705 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 322 stories about harm ● Lebanon about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Nepal a little warmer than the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Canada a little warmer than the world's · 420 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 3,689 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Health22% 3,408 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 3,155 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,309 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Food & livelihood6% 883 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 619 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 590 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 528 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed3,997 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,940 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,845 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured933 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations291 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Hong Kong

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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